I used to be a hot head but life and medical issues have taught me to calm down a bit more.
Until today.
I pulled up at a red light and when it went green, set off. I knew there was a van on my outside wanting to get in front of me as he had just pulled out of a yard on my right. No problem, it’s Friday and an easy day.
After the van pulls in, a suicyclist comes racing diwn the outside trying to beat all the traffic. I gave a shrugged hands and shook my head, but he let out a few choice words and continues on. I have a few words back and when he is behind me I think that’s it.
I stop at a pelican crossing and this nutcase drops his bike in front of my truck and gestures for me to get out. I oblige.
As soon as I’m out he starts throwing punches so I grab his chest and push him back. After 5 or 6 hits I decide enough is enough and take his legs out from under him.
yes is the answer you need to stay in shape and keep up the punch technique ,i practice at least once a week punching the bag and although she says she is getting fed up of it i refuse to stop as i never know when it may be needed , keep your skills honed is my advice
Option 1.
Knock his head in very thoroughly, feel less stressed. Get arrested for assault, and suffer all the indignities of the ensuing legal prosecution. Pay the fine, court costs and “victim” compensation. Get sacked. (not necessarily, but you know…) Worst of all, get vilified on here for being a bully, or worse still, a raving ■■■■■■!
Option 2.
Restrain the two-wheeled Tyson (after all, HES assaulted YOU, right?) and have the law turn up to arrange viewing of the camera footage (you DID get it all on camera didnt you?)
Result being that he gets to shell out for all the kerfuffle instead of you.
Option 3.
Look at him wearily through the windscreen, whilst simultaneously yawning, pointing towards your dash cam, and, most importantly, locking your door.
Option 3.
Look at him wearily through the windscreen, whilst simultaneously yawning, pointing towards your dash cam, and, most importantly, locking your door
A small correction:
Switch of Dash cam and run over his bike, drive off into the sunset
Wilko:
Option 3.
Look at him wearily through the windscreen, whilst simultaneously yawning, pointing towards your dash cam, and, most importantly, locking your door
A small correction:
Switch of Dash cam and run over his bike, drive off into the sunset
Does anyone think there is a correlation between psychotic (or even neurotic) cyclists and excessive inhalation of diesel fumes?
I have this theory, that years of diesel fumes have created a mutant species that is hell bent on self destruction. Cyclists never used to behave like this…
Wanted to do option 1 but plumped for option 2. Although driving over his bike should really have happened.
Waiting for the cops to come for a statement. I might even upload the clip if you promise not to laugh at me getting hit 7 times before I take him down.
Wilko:
Option 3.
run over his bike, drive off into the sunset
That’s what I’d vote for!
^ This.Then tell the guvnor that you’ve foiled an attempted hijacking when he ordered you to hand over the keys or at least that what you thought/sure he said.
Honked:
I used to be a hot head but life and medical issues have taught me to calm down a bit more.
Until today.
I pulled up at a red light and when it went green, set off. I knew there was a van on my outside wanting to get in front of me as he had just pulled out of a yard on my right. No problem, it’s Friday and an easy day.
After the van pulls in, a suicyclist comes racing diwn the outside trying to beat all the traffic. I gave a shrugged hands and shook my head, but he let out a few choice words and continues on. I have a few words back and when he is behind me I think that’s it.
I stop at a pelican crossing and this nutcase drops his bike in front of my truck and gestures for me to get out. I oblige.
As soon as I’m out he starts throwing punches so I grab his chest and push him back. After 5 or 6 hits I decide enough is enough and take his legs out from under him.
Am I getting old by not knocking him out?
he threw the first punch which gave you the right to kick the crap out of him,i would have,also like your saying,suicyclist,also glad you got the upper hand in the end,teach him a lesson
truckman020:
he threw the first punch which gave you the right to kick the crap out of him,
Many moons ago in my hey day I was set upon by two blokes. They both got very hurt and one needed hospital treatment. Obviously police were involved, to cut a long story short I was done for assault I said it was self defence surely!! Apparently, self defence is defined (at that time anyway) as they can hit you once and you can hit them once
As I told the copper - Sod that! 2 against 1 I’m hitting till they stop! I was bound over for 12 months and fined £50
If you feel you are genuinely going to be attacked then you are able to give a pre emptied strike (I.e before the other person/s have attacked you or others) ‘Common Law’ as long as it’s not deemed to be over the top. A strike to the face with the palm of your hand or even your fist is better than clubbing them with a baseball bat if you get my drift but you need to be able to justify your actions.
Police can use Common Law and shoot to stop (police aim at the body mass and are never taught to shoot at the legs, arms etc which is a question always asked) someone they believe will cause an imminent threat to life using Common Law as long as they can justify their actions (this is how powerful this law is).
In court (if it went that far) when asked how hard did you hit him, your reply will always be “as hard as I could” as you feared for your safety and/or the safety of others that all other options would not have worked at that time.
There’s several reasons for this. It doesn’t take any effort on your part, it teaches the ■■■■■■■■■ a lesson, he won’t be catching you up anytime soon and it would be, well, fun to see the look on his face.
Some of these idiots need a slap, what about that little babe covered in broken glass a couple of days ago in Croydon, cyclist smashed glass with cycle lock.
Pity the fool that gets upset about a minor incident…
Pity the fool thinks a fight will solve anything…
Pity the fool that thinks they have gained anything from the confrontation…
There’s several reasons for this. It doesn’t take any effort on your part, it teaches the [zb] a lesson, he won’t be catching you up anytime soon and it would be, well, fun to see the look on his face.
I’m not quite sure that a bike squashed and wedged under a truck on top of a pelican crossing is exactly the image we should be portraying.
I would have just driven over the bike and kept going. Who is going to do you for driving over a bike on the road. better than getting out and hitting him.
